Table 3.

Multiple linear regression analysis did not show any association between blood test data and plasma apelin.

	Beta coefficient	Standard error	t statistic	p value
Bilirubin	1.2e-5	7.9e-4	0.015	0.98
Albumin	0.015	0.008	1.81	0.07
Sodium	−0.01	0.013	0.91	0.36
Platelet count (10*8/l)	7.9e-4	7.7e-4	1.03	0.31
Prothrombin time	−0.03	0.06	0.47	0.64
Creatinine	9.2e-4	0.003	0.4	0.69
INR	0.62	0.81	0.76	0.45

INR - international normalised ratio.